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When I was looking at cheeses in the grocery store I noticed some halloumi cheese which is used to make one of my favorite cheese treats, saganaki. Saganaki is cheese that is fried in a pan until crispy and then hit with touch of lemon juice. The halloumi is a nice salty cheese and when fried until crispy on the outside and warm on the inside with that touch of lemon becomes something that is just out of this world! I had not had saganaki in a while so I picked some up. While I was enjoying some saganaki I remembered thinking that saganaki would also go well in the roasted strawberry salad with baked goat cheese that I made last year. As luck would have it I also had a ton of strawberries and I set out to make a roasted strawberry saganaki salad. The crispy, salty, lemony, and squeaky saganaki when just as well in the roasted strawberry salad as I thought it would! The saganaki contrasted and complemented the sweet roasted strawberries very well. I am now looking forward to using saganaki in more salads in the future.

Directions:
1. Toss the strawberries in the honey and balsamic vinegar to coat.
2. Place the strawberries in a baking dish in a single layer.
3. Roast the strawberries in a preheated 425F oven until slightly caramelized, about 10-12 minutes.
4. Mix the roasted strawberries, saganaki, lettuce, peas, green onion in a large bowl.
5. Pour the juices from the pan into a bowl and mix with the olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper.
6. Toss the salad in the dressing to coat.

It sounds delicious Kevin. I must say I never tried this combination before but surely halloumi pairs well with fruit.

Just for the record halloumi is indigenous to Cyprus and is a Cypriot cheese and not Turkish, nor Japanese. We make mozarella in Greece and it's even better than the Italian but just because we make it, we cannot claim its origin.

I was looking for a recipe to use kasseri cheese and found this. It was perfect! I was planning on using my strawberries on a dessert this week, but this was a much better use for them. I loved the combination of lemon scented fried cheese, strawberries, balsamic, and walnuts.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.